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ELIJAl-I' EATON, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Leners Patent No. 89,567, daad May 4, 1869.

TOY-VELOCIPEDE.

The' Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern.;

Be it known that I, EnIJAH EATON, of the city and county of Hartford,and State of Connecticut, have invented certain` new and usefulImprovements in Toy- Velocipedes; and to enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the drawings, in which the sameletters indicate like parts in each of the figures. v

The nature of this invention consists of a two-Wheel velocipede, havingan image representing a person seated astride thereof, his feet upon thecranks propelling the machine, his hands upon the steering-helmapparently guiding the course of machine. While the machine is steadiedin an erect position and guided by a tedder-bar, in a given circuit, oneend of this bar is-secured to the velocipede. The other end is securedto the upper end of an operating-shaft, which is im- Ielled or actuatedby weights, spring, or clock-work,

In the accompanying drawingsvFigure 1 is an isometrical view of thisinvention.

ais a table.

b isa box, upon which the table is secured, in which any commonmechanism adapted for propelling or actuating motion to a shaft, isarranged as a clock-movement, weight, spring, 85e., as iu common use.

c is a perpendicular .shaft arranged in bearings inside of the boxb,:and to which the propelling-power is attached, in any of the commonways of applying power to a shaft.

- There are various ways and various kinds of mechanism for producingmotion to shafts. I do not, therefore, wish to claim or be confined toany particular motive-device.

d is a tedder-bar, one end of which is secured to the upper end of theshaft c, and the other end to the frarne-work c of the velocipede.

f are the wheels.

g is the seat.

h is the rider.

Now, by winding up the machine, or the mechanism which actuat'es thedriving-shaft of the machine, by the key t', and removing the key fromits socket, the velocipede, with its rider, will travel in a givencircuit upon'the table a, thuspresenting the appearance of a personactually propelling the machine in a circuitous route, greatly to theamusement of children, and but little less so to persons of more matureage.

I believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, and operation ofthis invention, so as to enable others skilled in the art to make anduse the same therefrom.

IVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A- toy-velocipede, constructed and voperating substantially as shown anddescribed.

ELIJAH EATON. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

F. RoYs, J namur W. BLIss;

